In summer of 2018, Arthur Melo arrived to the FC Barcelona​ like one of the footballers of 'profile Xavi' that they could help to the Barcelona team to keep the bet by a style of possession from a centre of the creative field. It cost 31 million fixed euros, but the Catalan club and the Grêmio of Carry Cheerful agreed the payment of nine more in variables.

Some of the conditions pactadas in the agreement of Arthur already have fulfilled as, for example, that the Brazilian played more than ten parties or that proclaimed champion of LaLiga Santander with the Barcelona group. And, since the ex of the Grêmio has increasingly weight in the team of Ernesto Valverde, everything indicates that the payment of the rest of variables goes to execute sooner or later.

According to the pertinent informations of the Brazilian press, two of the clauses that would expand the payment of the FC Barcelona to the ex team of Arthur are that the mediocentro win the Champions League with the Catalan team and that renew his agreement. Although the first correspond to the global performance of all the team, the second seems that it will finish fulfilling sooner or later given his good paper.

In his first season, Arthur began marvelling by his talent, but did not finish to win a place like fixed and, when it was headline, was used to to be substituted. However, in the present campaign seems much more settled in the team and has stepped forward so much in the physical appearance as in his atrevimiento to add to the attack.

The metamorfósis of Arthur

Arthur arrived of Brazil​ like a mediocentro positional, but in the Camp Nou had him reserved the role of interior, that requires also that the midfield player incorporate to the attack. In his first year, Arthur limited to be a player of support for the exit of the balloon from defensive zone, but is experiencing a very interesting evolution.

It asked him a step forward and is giving it. Now, the Brazilian no longer is only a help for the circulation of the balloon in the centre of the field, but also a footballer that begins to be determinant in attack participating directly in the goals of the team. It adds to the attack and even adds goals and assistances, something that the past campaign was difficult to see.